Around the league there were some high-profile moves, with Chelsea bringing in Gonzalo Higuain on loan from Juventus, Arsenal signing Denis Suarez on loan from Barcelona and Palace snapping up Michy Batshuayi on loan from Chelsea.

Scholes for Oldham

Paul Scholes is expected to take charge at Oldham Athletic in the next 24 hours

14:46

Wise Warnock words on Sala

Neil Warnock accepts Cardiff have to move on after the discovery of Emiliano Sala’s body, which he says has brought “peace and comfort” to the Argentinian striker’s family.

Sala’s body was formally identified by the Dorset coroner on Thursday night, a day after it was recovered from the underwater wreckage in the English Channel.

The flight carrying Sala from Nantes to Cardiff following his record £15million transfer to the Premier League club two days earlier crashed into the sea near Alderney on January 21. Pilot David Ibbotson remains missing.

“While everybody expects the worst, when it happens (receiving the news that Sala’s body had been identified), and I got a phone call last night, it was strange,” Cardiff manager Warnock said.

“It brings the family peace and offers them comfort - that’s what (Warnock’s wife) Sharon said from the start. “You don’t ever forget things like this, and we all have things like this happen in our lifetime.

“You just have to move on, and put things at the back of your mind.

“There are certain aspects of that for me, meeting Emiliano, but the players have grasped that we have to move on and now we’ve got 13 cup finals.”

14:44

Kelly in consideration

A calf strain has ruled out Crystal Palace’s James Tomkins from Saturday’s fixture against his former club West Ham.

In his absence Scott Dann is expected to start in the Premier League for the first time since December 2017, though former Town loan man Martin Kelly is also vying for selection.

14:17

Solskjaer award

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been crowned Premier League manager of the month for January, becoming the first person to win the award at Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson.

The 1999 treble winner has enjoyed a superb start since taking caretaker charge of his former club following the sacking of Jose Mourinho in December.

Solskjaer has won nine of his first 10 matches in charge in all competitions, with United securing 10 of the 12 Premier League points available last month.

That fine form saw him named January’s Barclays manager of the month ahead of Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl and Burnley manager Sean Dyche.

14:07

Bielsa praise

Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis has spoken of his admiration for Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa ahead of second-place United’s trip to the Riverside.

Arsenal squad to face Town

Arsenal could welcome back Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Granit Xhaka and Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Huddersfield.

Mkhitaryan has not played since December due to a foot injury, Xhaka missed the 3-1 defeat at Manchester City with a groin complaint while Maitland-Niles has been absent with a knee problem but all three are back in full training.

anuary loan signing Denis Suarez is in line for his full debut but Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Danny Welbeck (both ankle), Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding (both knee) remain sidelined while Laurent Koscielny and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should overcome illness to feature.

10:49

New Forest deal for Lolley

Joe Lolley has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Championship club Nottingham Forest.

The 26-year-old forward, who joined the Reds from Huddersfield Town in January 2018, has scored eight goals in 35 appearances this season.

“It’s something that was boiling away before I arrived, so I’m delighted that he’s put pen to paper,” boss Martin O’Neill told BBC Radio Nottingham.

“Since I’ve come into the football club he’s been a delight to work with.”

Forest are 12th in the Championship and host Brentford on Saturday.Joe Lolley has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Championship club Nottingham Forest.

09:50

Hoggy with a point to prove

09:49

What the boss had to say about Arsenal

09:43

Hello and welcome

Our Premier League Live Blog will bring you all the latest throughout the day from Town and the top flight

To kick things off, here’s what Jonas Lossl has to say about Town’s battle for survival: